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Best Art Gallery

San Jose Museum of Art

110 S Market St, San Jose

408.271.6840​ | sjmusart.org

Runner-up

Triton Museum of Art
1505 Warburton Ave, Santa Clara

408.247.2438 | tritonmuseum.org

Best Ballet Company

San Jose Ballet School

157 N 4th St, San Jose

408.295.5394 | sjballet.com

Runner-up

New Ballet

196 N 3rd St, San Jose

408.352.5616 | newballet.com

Best Ballet School

San Jose Dance Theatre

1756 Junction Ave, Suite E, San Jose

408.286.9905 | sjdt.org

Runner-up

New Ballet

196 N 3rd St, San Jose

408.352.5616 | newballet.com

Best Comedy Night

San Jose Improv

62 S 2nd St, San Jose

408.280.7475 | improv.com/sanjose

Runner-up

ComedySportz

5440 Thornwood Dr, San Jose

cszsanjose.com

Best Cover Band

Spazmatics

facebook.com/spazmaticsrock

Runner-up

Dead Man’s Party

deadmansparty.com

Best Dance Club

Splash

65 Post St, San Jose

408.292.2222 | splashsj.com

Runner-up

The Ritz

400 S 1st St, San Jose

408.982.3784 | theritzsanjose.com

Best Dance Company

New Ballet

196 N 3rd St, San Jose

408.352.5616 | newballet.com

Runner-up

San Jose Dance Theatre

1756 Junction Ave, Suite E, San Jose

408.286.9905 | sjdt.org

Best Dance Studio

Get Down Dance Theater

190 Jackson Ave, San Jose

GetDownDanceStudios.com

Runner-up

Groov3


Classes at locations in San Jose and Santa Clara

213.377.5625 | groov3.com

Best Festival—Central Silicon Valley

Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival

Memorial Park, Cupertino | https://www.cupertinocherryblossomfestival.org/

Runner-up

Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival

Best Festival—West Valley

Campbell Oktoberfest

Runner-up

Boogie Music Festival

Best Festival—South County

Morgan Hill
Mushroom Mardi Gras

Runner-up

Gilroy Garlic Festival

Best Festival—Peninsula

Mountain View
Art and Wine Festival

Runner-up

Los Altos Art and Wine

Best Festival—San Jose

San Jose Obon Festival

Runner-up

SoFA Street Fair

Best Film Festival

Cinequest

Runner-up

Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Festival

Best Jazz/Blues Club

Mama Kin

374 S First St, San Jose

408.664.9303 | mamakinsj.com

Runner-up

Poor House Bistro

Temporarily operating out of Mimosas of Willow Glen and Narrative Fermentations

408.292.5837 | poorhousebistro.com

Best Karaoke

7 Bamboo Lounge

162 Jackson St, San Jose

408.279.9937 | 7bamboolounge.com

Runner-up

Woodhams Sports Lounge

4475 Stevens Creek Blvd, Santa Clara

408.244.2899

Best Large Music Venue

Shoreline Amphitheatre


One Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View

650.967.4040 | livenation.com

Runner-up

Mountain Winery


14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga

408.741.2822 | mountainwinery.com

Best Latin Music Club

Miami Beach Club


417 S 1st St, San Jose

408.971.6646 | Facebook.com/miamibeachclub

Runner-up

Club Caribe

101 S 1st St, San Jose

408.290.2061 | clubcaribedesanjose.com

Best LGBTQ Event

Silicon Valley Pride

SVPride.com

Best Local Band

Globo Cons

Runner-up

Polyerius

Best Media Personality

Robert Handa

Runner-up

Sal Pizarro

Best Museum

San Jose Museum of Art

110 S Market St, San Jose

408.271.6840​ | sjmusart.org/

Runner-up

The Tech Interactive

201 S Market St, San Jose

408.294.8324 | thetech.org

Best Music Festival

San Jose Jazz SummerFest

sanjosejazz.org

Runner-up

Music in the Park

mitpsj.com

Best Outdoor Art Event

SubZero Festival

Subzerofestival.com

Runner-up

Mountain View Art and Wine Festival

mountainview.miramarevents.com

Best Outdoor Music Venue

Mountain Winery


14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga

408.741.2822 | mountainwinery.com

Runner-up

Shoreline Amphitheatre


One Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View

650.967.4040 | livenation.com

Best Performing Arts Center

Center for the Performing Arts


255 Almaden Blvd, San Jose

408.792.4111 | sanjosetheaters.org/theaters

Runner-up

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts


500 Castro St, Mountain View

650.903.6000 | mvcpa.com

Best Performing Dance Company

sjDANCEco

7283 Coronado Dr, San Jose

408.675.1412 | sjdanceco.org

Runner-up

San Jose Ballet School


157 N 4th St, San Jose

408.295.5394 | sjballet.com

Best Record/CD Store

Streetlight Records


980 S Bascom Ave, San Jose

408.292.1404 | streetlightrecords.com

Runner-up

Rasputin Music


1820 S Bascom Ave, Campbell

408.558.0781 | rasputinmusic.com

Best Small Music Venue

The Ritz


400 S 1st St, San Jose

408.982.3784 | theritzsanjose.com

Runner-up

Art Boutiki

44 Race St, San Jose

408.971.8929 | artboutiki.com

Best Small Theater Company

City Lights Theater Company


529 S 2nd St, San Jose

408.295.4200 | cltc.org

Runner-up

San Jose Stage Company


490 S 1st St, San Jose

408.283.7142 | thestage.org

Best Small/Quirky Museum

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles


520 S 1st St, San Jose

408.971.0323 | sjquiltmuseum.org

Runner-up

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum


1660 Park Ave, San Jose

408.947.3635 | egyptianmuseum.org

Best Symphony

Symphony San Jose

325 S 1st St, San Jose

408.286.2600 | symphonysanjose.org

Runner-up

San Jose Chamber Orchestra

408.295.4416 | sjco.org

Best Theater Company

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


877.662.8978 | theatreworks.org

Runner-up

San Jose Stage Company


490 S 1st St, San Jose408.283.7142 | thestage.org

Chris Corona
Chris Corona
Chris Corona is the Assistant Editor for Metro Silicon Valley. Born and raised in California, he has called the greater Bay Area home for the last five years. Chris has covered news in Santa Cruz and San Jose since 2018.

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